Bunty Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The ground round it is lake country bush. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. For supplies, Ignace is 51 km out. It is 178 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. Near neighbours include: Squeedunk Lake within 0.4 km, Winter Lake (1 km), Coop Lake within 1.7 km, Punk Lake (2 km) and Wynd Lake within 2.1 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Bunty Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Bunty Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -20°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Bunty Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Squeedunk Lake, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Bunty Lake before loading the car.